Chapter 65

It was precisely the Water-type Pokémon, Corphish.

Upon seeing Su Yu's Aron, Li Le felt a surge of joy.

After all, Water types counter Rock-type Aron!

"Corphish, use Bubble Beam."

If Bubble Beam hits Aron, the effect will surely be super effective!

Corphish raised one claw, and countless bubbles flew out from it.

It was like a rain of bubbles.

"Aron, use Dig to dodge the attack."

Naturally, Su Yu would not let Aron take the hit head-on.

Aron burrowed into the ground; after the Bubble Beam passed, only a hole remained.

Facing an Aron whose location was unknown, Corphish cautiously scanned its surroundings.

"Aron, use Headbutt to burst out!"

Suddenly, a vibration erupted from beneath Corphish's feet in the arena.

Immediately after, a white figure burst from the ground, its head slamming violently into Corphish.

"Xia!"

Corphish was instantly sent flying.

"Don't let it land, use Rock Tomb!"

[Rock Tomb: Throw rocks to attack. Restricts the opponent's movement, thereby lowering Speed.]

Shattered stones from the ground flew toward Aron.

With a roar, he sent all the stones flying outward.

They rushed toward Corphish, who was still airborne.

Li Le had absolutely no way to respond to this; he could only watch as Corphish was struck by every single rock.

By the time Corphish fell to the ground, its eyes were spinning, having lost all ability to battle.

[Aron defeated Corphish, gaining 180 Experience Points!]

"Trainer Li Le, please send out your next Pokémon."

Li Le threw out a Poké Ball, revealing a verdant figure shaped like a trumpet.

It was Bellsprout.

"Aron, use Sandstorm to turn the field into sand!"

This time, Su Yu chose to have Aron strike first.

As the Sandstorm move activated, flying sand rose across the plain field.

It not only blocked the trainers' view from outside but also caused continuous damage to any Pokémon within the storm.

"Aron, close in and use Metal Claw!"

[Metal Claw: Slash the opponent with steel-hard claws. May sometimes raise the user's Attack.]

Within the haze, only faint silhouettes of the Pokémon could be seen.

Hearing Su Yu's command, Li Le was deeply worried for Bellsprout but had no idea how to issue orders.

"Bellsprout, stay alert!"

However, the Sandstorm field was Aron's advantage!

Thus, Aron within the storm walked almost straight toward Bellsprout.

Due to the constant swirling sand in the storm, Bellsprout had no idea how to defend itself.

When Aron, carrying immense energy, approached Bellsprout, the latter had not yet realized what was happening.

"Ko!"

Aron slashed the bewildered Bellsprout with its claw.

This unstoppable attack sent Bellsprout flying directly away.

Under the influence of the wind and sand, Bellsprout flew even farther.

As the dust in the arena settled, Bellsprout was already lying on the ground.

[Aron defeated Bellsprout, gaining 100 Experience Points!]

[Aron has sufficient experience, leveled up to 18, and learned the move: Protect!]

"Bellsprout is unable to battle. Trainer Li Le, please send out your next Pokémon."

The referee announced promptly.

In the end, when Li Le sent out his third Pokémon, Diglett, he held no hope whatsoever.

Against a Pokémon like Aron, Diglett stood no chance of victory.

Indeed, Diglett could not withstand even two moves against Aron!

Aron first used Dig to knock Diglett up, then finished it off immediately with Rock Tomb.

[Aron defeated Diglett, gaining 80 Experience Points!]

"Diglett has lost the ability to battle. Trainer Li Le's three Pokémon have been defeated, therefore the winner is Su Yu!"

In the first round of matches, Su Yu's opponents were generally very weak.

Their main Pokémon were all between levels 13 and 17.

As for their other Pokémon, they were all around level 10.

They were significantly weaker compared to their main Pokémon.

There was no helping it; they couldn't level up their spirits like Su Yu could, so their spirits' strength grew relatively slowly.

Consequently, in the first round of qualifiers, Su Yu crushed weaklings all the way, racking up victory after victory!

[Aron defeated Beedrill, gaining 180 experience points!]

[Aron defeated Scyther, gaining 150 experience points!]

[Grovyle defeated Eevee, gaining 140 experience points!]

[Vulpix defeated Quilava, gaining 120 experience points!]

[Vulpix defeated Marshtomp, gaining 150 experience points!]

[Vulpix has sufficient experience and has leveled up to Lv14!]

[Vulpix has learned a new move: Icy Wind!]

On this day, Su Yu remained undefeated throughout his string of victories.

On this day, Su Yu successfully made every freshman understand what it meant to be a Demon King!

If anyone thought

that Aron and Grovyle were Su Yu's main spirits,

Su Yu would immediately bring out his Combusken and Luxio, whose strength was already approaching level 30.

He would show them what true main spirits looked like!

With Combusken and Luxio as his safety net, Su Yu had no chance of losing.

However, the strength of these opponents was truly too weak.

Su Yu's Combusken and Luxio never even got a chance to appear.

As a result, Su Yu became one of only two freshmen to advance with a perfect record.

When the day's matches concluded, Su Yu prepared to go to the cafeteria for dinner together with Ren Yun and the others.

"Su Yu, you're truly amazing!" Ren Yun gave Su Yu a thumbs-up.

"That's right, you haven't seen the school forum yet; everyone is spreading word that you're a favorite to win the championship," Yu Xing said excitedly, patting Su Yu on the shoulder.

A smile graced his face; anyone unaware might think he had gone undefeated today himself.

Although Su Yu had a perfect record, Ren Yun, Yu Xing, and the others fared rather miserably.

Lacking Su Yu's strength, they naturally experienced both wins and losses during the qualifiers.

Unfortunately, with their wins and losses evenly split, they tragically drowned in the qualifiers.

Among those in room 408, only Su Yu and Xu Xu Junmin successfully advanced to the Round of 64.

"However, I think Su Yu still needs to be a bit careful."

Xu Xu Junmin said with a furrowed brow.